• Kayn@dormi.zoneEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Microsoft … have been really good to PC gamers.

    Don’t forget that businesses are not your friend. They don’t care about you. They only care about making money.

    • JshKlsn@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I know. I didn’t say they were. That’s why I said we can be skeptical, but there’s no reason to be so upset screaming fuck Microsoft when they are currently being really great when it comes to gaming.

      The same could be said about steam, by the way. At any moment Gabe can fuck us over, or can die and we get fucked, but until we see that happen, I feel like we all trust steam.

      You can be skeptical over Microsoft, especially because of their past, but their new manager in charge of their gaming division is doing really well. In fact, I’d say investing in Microsoft for gaming right now is a better deal, considering it’s a cheaper monthly fee. My steam account has a bit over 10,000 dollars of games in it that Gabe can take back at any time. That’s 666 months (55.5 years) of an Xbox game pass subscription in Canada. It’s more risky for me to continue buying on steam. I won’t, as I love steam as a platform, but it still is more risky.

      • Kayn@dormi.zoneEnglish
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        1 year ago

        You shouldn’t assume I’m on team Steam just because I’m not on team Microsoft. This isn’t r/pcgaming on Reddit where everyone is blindly praising Valve.

        I prefer a game store where I actually own my games anyway, like GOG.

        • JshKlsn@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Okay. I don’t see the need to be a negative Nancy and be upset at everyone all because the company has the potential to screw you over. Microsoft nor Valve are being bad guys right now. They are doing wonders for PC gaming, and as a gamer, I’m really excited.

          I’ll change my thoughts and opinions as needed, but for now, I’ll enjoy the small victories in life.

          Also you do realize that steam allows developers to upload DRM free games to steam, right? Where you can copy the .exe and play the game without ever installing steam? Not sure why you’re upset over steam or think they are a required DRM.

          https://steam.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games

          • Kayn@dormi.zoneEnglish
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            1 year ago

            They’re doing wonders for PC gaming in terms of getting you to consume more of their product. It’s okay to enjoy that, it’s also recommended to stay aware of the fact that businesses primarily care about making money. I assume that you’re capable of doing both.

            Steam allows DRM-free games, but does nothing to incentivize them. You cannot download games without their proprietary client, and some games still have DRM on Steam while being DRM-free elsewhere: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_City